German avant-garde metallers DISILLUSION are busy writing the follow-up to Gloria with a new, full line-up. The band plans to complete the writing sessions before the end of the year. Long-time drummer Jens Maluschka is back in the fold after a 12-month absence. New on bass is Matthias Becker from fellow Leipzig band SAFI.

The group has yet to deliver a statement regarding the musical direction of the new material. "There's a lot still up in the air, and it's too early to be closing any doors, but we feel more energy-laden than ever before," comments the four-piece.

The band are putting an end to a self-imposed hiatus that began last summer, during which they were busy building their own KickTheFlame studio and setting up a publishing company: Tension. Nerves. Hunger.